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DACC to Confer Two Honorary Degrees
For the first time in its 70-year history, Danville Area Community College will confer honorary degrees on two community leaders. Louis L. Mervis and Vickie J. Miller were chosen because they have exc...
May 18, 2017
Lt. Governor Praises DACC College Express Program
Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti stopped by Danville Area Community College Wednesday afternoon. During her visit she praised the local College Express program. ''College Express starte...
May 17, 2017
DACC Class of 2017 Graduates Announced
Danville Area Community College is pleased to confer degrees and certificates during Commencement exercises on Friday, May 19, 2017 at 7PM in Mary Miller Gymnasium. Over 200 graduates will participate...
May 17, 2017

Flames Destroy Tilton Home...One Hurt
A Saturday afternoon fire destroyed a home along East 14th Street, south of Danville. The blaze also sent one man to the hospital with minor injuries. Tilton volunteer firefighters found heavy flames ...
May 14, 2017

Conservation Olympics Show Off Kids' Knowledge
Students from seven schools squared-off Friday in the 34th Annual Vermilion County Conservation Olympics. Those competing are all sixth-graders. Lara Darling, an educator with the Vermilion County Con...
May 12, 2017

Students Told: ''Be Respectful of Your Country''
Students at Danville's Kenneth D. Bailey Academy were told today (Thursday) that the most important thing in life is to be respectful. The words came from Harold Bott as he and two others were inducte...
May 11, 2017
Hegeler Selected for Illinois Senior Hall of Fame
A life-long Danville man who has shown tremendous support for the community is being inducted into the Illinois Department of Aging Senior Hall of Fame. Julius W. Hegeler II is being inducted in the C...
May 10, 2017

Students Get Lesson on Staying Safe
Over 450 area students got a lesson on safety today (Wednesday) at the Progressive Ag Safety Day at the Georgetown Fairgrounds. The event, sponsored by Carle Hospital, Bunge Milling and a number of co...
May 10, 2017

South View 'STEM Fair' Excites Students
Some local fifth and sixth-grade students are learning about the importance of STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. And they are having fun in the process. They attended a STEM Fair at So...
May 10, 2017

Cause of South Danville Fire Probed
No injuries were reported Monday as flames destroyed a two-story home in South Danville. Battalion Chief Tom Pruitt says the front of the home at 207 East Third Street was engulfed in flames when fire...
May 09, 2017